A grant from Cal Fire will replenish Modesto's urban forest with the planting of new trees.

A grant from Cal Fire will replenish Modesto's urban forest with the planting of new trees.

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Updated: 7:15 PM PDT Jul 10, 2015

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WEBVTT ROB: 22,000 TREES IS WHAT THE CITY OF MODESTO SAID THEY HAVE LOST OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS DUE TO BUDGET CUTS. IT'S A REINFORCED IS ABOUT TO GROW. MELINDA -- LINDA GUATEMALA SHOWS US HOW. LINDA: THEY ARE ABOUT TO GET GREENER. THIS WEEK, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOREST RATION AWARDED THE CITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. WE ARE THRILLED. LINDA: MONEY WHICH WILL ALSO HELP THE CITY REBUILD ITS NURSERY AFTER IT CLOSED SEVEN YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF OLDER TREES COME DOWN. A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN DUE TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN TO TO THE AGE OF VICTORY. LINDA: CREWS ARE BUSY REMOVING TRANS LIKE THESE TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW TREES. WE WILL TURN THIS INTO COMPOST. LINDA: SOLID WASTE MANAGER JOCELYN READ SAYS THE FOUR STRAIGHT DIVISION WILL LOSE THE MONEY -- WILL USE THE MONEY TO PLANT TREES IN AREAS THAT ARE CONSIDERED ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. THE CANOPY LOWERS THE THERMAL INDEX. THAT REDUCES THE COST OF AIR CONDITION ING. THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THIS CLIMATE. WE DON'T WANT TREES THAT USE A LOT OF WATER. WE WANT THEM TO BE HEARTY IN THE HEAT. LINDA: TREES THAT SHE SAYS WILL START ARRIVING HERE AT THE NURSERY AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK. ROB: PATTISON WILL ALSO GET $150,000 TO PLANT A THOUSAND TREES.

Cal Fire grant will help pay for trees in Modesto

A grant from Cal Fire will replenish Modesto's urban forest with the planting of new trees.